Tai chi exercise for patients with cardiovascular conditions and risk factors: A systematic review

Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 152-160

  Yeh, Gloria Y ^a,c   Wang, Chenchen ^b   Wayne, Peter M ^a   Phillips, Russell ^a,c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease prevention; Exercise; Tai chi

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL STUDY; DATA BASE; DATA EXTRACTION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EMBASE; EXERCISE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIBRARY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCISEARCH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TAI CHI; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; TAI JI; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67649990580     PISSN: 19327501     EISSN: 1932751X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HCR.0b013e3181a33379     Document Type: Article

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